Lilies on the Altar

April 16, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

With tender care the lilies are arranged
Set on either side of the candlestick’s flame
A splash of white against the setting sun
Accenting the altar in a flowery frame

Twilight in Evermore

April 14, 2022.Reading time 26 minutes.

“I can’t wait to see what you want to show me!” Katrina said excitedly.
Eardwulf rumbled a chuckle. “Are you sure you can find the way? I could ride with you.”
“Wulf, you wouldn’t fit in my car.”
Katrina drove a Beetle. It was true, he wouldn’t fit. Katrina bounced out the back door and into the moonlight, turning her blonde hair silver.

Palm Sunday without Air-Raid Warnings

April 12, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Palm Sunday is easy for the rest of us
A procession with palms from the parking lot
Praising God through an asphalt Jerusalem
A Subaru on His right hand, a Dodge on His left

Moses, Moses!

April 9, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Growing up, I remember Palm Sunday being a particularly special event, mainly because the grand epic of The Ten Commandments came on TV. We always crowded around the TV to watch this grand masterpiece…

Faithful Friday: Martin Chemnitz

April 8, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586) was a second wave Lutheran, often known as “the Second Martin” as his contributions to the Lutheran faith were second only to those of Martin Luther.

Caelan, Healer of Evermore

April 7, 2022.Reading time 15 minutes.

One morning, Caelan watched as Eardwulf welcomed the elf-friend Katrina down to their home. He liked Katrina, they all did, and she above all liked to listen to his lore. She was hungry to learn about Faerie and the ways of its people, and he was happy to have a student. Though it ignited a longing in his own heart…

To Ask to be Exempt Would be Unreasonable

April 5, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

We all have lists of absent friends  Who were with us one week and Covid the next  With unfinished stories and little jokes  We meant to tell each other the next time we met

Spring, Spring, Spring

April 2, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Spring, it won’t be long before the hills are covered in green
Spring, I want to roll in all the scents that flowers bring

Faithful Friday: Mary of Egypt

April 1, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The exact details of the life of Mary of Egypt are scarce; her story is told to us third hand by an order of monks living in the Palestinian desert. They tell us that she was a devout holy woman who had once lived a life of sin…

Katrina Down in Evermore

March 31, 2022.Reading time 21 minutes.

Katrina Lawson made her way down into the inner workings of the City of Evermore. Since she had been proclaimed an “elf-friend” and given a key that would let her pass any doorway into the hidden city, she had come down to them many times, in special pursuit of her friend Eardwulf.

We All Dream of Our Own Library Someday

March 29, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

We all dream of our own library someday
Shelf after shelf of finely bound editions
An oak-paneled room with a stone fireplace
And French windows that open to the sea

The Doll

March 26, 2022.Reading time 63 minutes.

“Stuff is getting moved around, going missing. Then there’s the pranks. Like there’s crayon drawings on the wall. Mom and Dad blamed my sister, but she claims her doll comes to life when we’re not looking and does stuff.”

Faithful Friday: Gabriel

March 25, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Today (March 25th) is exactly nine months before Christmas Day, so today we celebrate the Annunciation. Since we’ve already covered the Blessed Virgin Mary this year, today we’re going to look at the other person in that room – the angel Gabriel.

Eardwulf of Evermore

March 24, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

Eardwulf Ragnarson was considered very odd for an ogre. He was a capable warrior and a gifted axe fighter, but preferred the telling of tales and the singing of songs to battle. He loved the small creatures and was often seen in the company of elves. While the ogres as a people had been at peace with the elves for centuries, they still didn’t trust them, much less one of their own kind who liked them.

Select All Images with Traffic Lights

March 22, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

When the ink on his Gospel had barely dried
Saint Matthew was interrupted by angelic sights
And then to him a Voice from Heaven cried:
“Select all images with traffic lights!”

Felicity and The Long Night

March 19, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Adil was away on a business trip to the city,
His plane delayed due to the storm.
She hadn’t heard from him in a few hours.
The worry began to gnaw at her.

Faithful Friday: Cyril of Jerusalem

March 18, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Twice Cyril found himself driven out of his diocese; fully half of his time as bishop was spent in exile. When he was finally vindicated, and able to return to his seat, he found the whole church in Jerusalem in chaos.

Magic, Children, and Harry Potter: A Discourse on the Pros and Cons of Fantasy Magic

March 17, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

But why are wizards and witches looked on with suspicion, anyway? Are we not simply prejudiced against them? I think not.

Shifting the Clockfoolery Forward

March 15, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

This is the day we search out all the clocks:
Two in the den (in which no animals live)
One in the kitchen above the dishy sink…

Blessed And Sacred Are The Times Of Our Lives

March 12, 2022.Reading time 29 minutes.

Janice saw him there off in the distance as she sat in the food court at the mall all by herself. There her son was with her, that woman, that woman whose name she could not bring herself to say, not even to herself in her mind. This was her way of blocking out the past, never admitting that woman had ruined her life, never even admitting that woman ever existed.